Scott Parker hopes Spurs consistency will continue

In-form: Scott Parker was last week named Premier League player of the month

Scott Parker thinks Tottenham will be challenging for the title at the end of the season if they maintain their recent excellent form.

Tottenham kept up their impressive run with a 3-0 win over 10-man Bolton at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

Although they were helped by Stuart Attwell's harsh decision to send off Gary Cahill for a challenge on Parker, Spurs played some exquisite football, with Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon and Parker all having excellent performances.

Boss Harry Redknapp claims Spurs can win their first title since 1961 this season and their recent form - they have dropped two points in their last 11 games - suggests he has a point, especially given that they have played one less game than their rivals.

Spurs were in the hunt for the title last year until they fell away in the spring, but Parker, who moved to White Hart Lane from West Ham this summer, thinks the north London club can go all the way this term if they keep playing as they are.

"At the moment our form suggests we can get up there and give it a go," Parker said.

"There is still a long way for us to go. It is new for us but we are consistent at the moment and long may it continue.

"On our day we can beat anyone but you have got to realise that when you are at the top you have got to come out with three points even when you are not playing well by grinding out results, and on a couple of occasions this year we have done that."

It is no coincidence that Tottenham's unbeaten run has coincided with Parker's arrival.

The 31-year-old's ability to break play up in midfield has allowed the likes of Bale, Lennon and Luka Modric to bomb on in support of Tottenham's strikers.

The England international, who was last week named Premier League player of the month, admits it is a pleasure to be part of a team playing such attractive football.

"I've probably not played in a team that plays better football than this one," he said. "We have an exceptional team and it is a joy to play in it every week. There are some very good players - not just in the team, but in the squad as well.

"At any moment in any game we have got players who can score goals and change a game."

Cahill's red card caused outrage among the Bolton players and staff, with manager Owen Coyle marching across the pitch at half-time to remonstrate with Attwell over the decision which he thinks cost the Trotters any chance of coming away with a point.

The Scot admitted afterwards that he was "totally bemused" by the official's decision, while Bolton chairman Phil Gartside went even further, branding the sending off as an "absolute disgrace".